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LifePacking away the poison
A genetic adaptation in a Hudson River fish species allows it to simply store toxic pollutants in its fat.
By Janet Raloff -
LifeHibernation mystery
Somehow overwintering bears slow their metabolic rates far more than their slightly decreased body temperatures would predict.
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PhysicsAntilaser sucks up light
A new technology could be used in optical computing.
By Devin Powell -
Health & MedicineSaving preemies’ vision
A drug designed to fight cancer also may thwart aberrant blood vessel growth in the eyes of babies born preterm, a study finds.
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HumansIce Age cups crafted from crania
An English cave serves up the oldest known vessels made from human skulls
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HumansHuman ancestors have identity crisis
Fossils heralded as the remains of 4- to 7-million-year-old hominids might actually come from apes.